Tesla, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2026

#51 top sponsor

Overview

Tesla, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 1,290 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2026. That places it #51 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 779 were certified (60.4% approval rate), taking about 323 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Mechanical Engineers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $138,674.

1,290

PERM filings

60.4%

approval

6

denied

$138,674

median wage

323d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 874 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (57%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India496
  • China110
  • Canada89
  • Mexico69
  • Australia25
  • Germany9
  • United Kingdom8
  • France7
  • South Korea7
  • Turkey5

Prior visa status

  • H-1B811
  • L-125
  • E-320
  • TN5
  • Not in USA4
  • O-13
  • H-42
  • L-21

Education

  • Master's568
  • Bachelor's253
  • Other29
  • Doctorate13
  • None10
  • High School1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Tesla, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Mechanical Engineers 143 $130,264
Software Developers 137 $166,430
Industrial Engineers 126 $121,007
Industrial Production Managers 88 $146,318
Software Developers, Applications 83 $141,879
Manufacturing Engineers 64 $128,413
Electrical Engineers 51 $136,512
Software Developers, Systems Software 51 $150,799
Engineers, All Other 51 $119,380
Mechatronics Engineers 49 $133,215

Common job titles

Senior Software Development Engineer 80 Software Development Engineer 42 Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 38 Senior Software Engineer 30 Senior Manufacturing Engineer 30 Staff Software Development Engineer 29 Global Supply Manager 25 Senior Process Engineer 25 Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 23 Staff Mechanical Design Engineer 22 Senior Supplier Quality Engineer 22 Senior Technical Program Manager 21

Worksite states

CA 1,030 NV 114 TX 113 WA 13 UT 6 NY 4 MN 3 IL 2 MD 1 VA 1

Wage range

$120,000

25th

$138,674

median

$157,280

75th

$181,688

90th

Law firms used

  • MEHLMAN JACOBS LLP982
  • Tafapolsky Smith Mehlman LLP299
  • EY Law LLP4
  • Sumner Immigration Law PLLC1
  • Taf1
  • Mehman Jacobs LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19248-54048 Thermal EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jan 26, 2021
A-19233-47606 Mechanical Design Engineer, CAE NVHCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jan 26, 2021
A-20009-04998 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired PALO ALTO, CA Jan 19, 2021
A-20027-11837 Lead Studio Specialist, TrimCertified - Expired Hawthorne, CA Jan 14, 2021
A-20022-10027 Senior Manager, Cell Manufacturing EngineeringCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 14, 2021
A-20017-08523 Tool & Die SpecialistCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 14, 2021
A-20155-61604 Production Engineering Associate ManagerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Dec 16, 2020
A-20142-57299 Senior Machine Learning ScientistCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 14, 2020
A-20091-37351 Staff Motor Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 14, 2020
A-20155-61583 Senior Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Sparks, NV Dec 10, 2020
A-20152-60149 Senior Process EngineerCertified - Expired Lathrop, CA Dec 7, 2020
A-20147-58495 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 7, 2020
A-20135-54650 Applications Support EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 4, 2020
A-20134-54107 Senior Staff Applications DeveloperCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 4, 2020
A-20128-51897 Global Supply ManagerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 2, 2020
A-20128-51935 Staff Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20152-60155 Staff Electronics Design EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20148-58901 Senior Application DeveloperCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20134-54064 Electronic Design EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 1, 2020
A-20132-53077 Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 1, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.